Orphans and Schooling in Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis
David Evans and Edward Miguel  			                         Replication Materials 

1 Overview

This folder contains a codebook, a STATA .do file and two STATA data files.

In the beginning of the STATA .do file �Orphans_Replication�, change the filepath in global REPDIR to reflect the location of your replication files.

/*CHANGE TO REFLECT LOCAL DIRECTORY STRUCTURE*/
global REPDIR = " C:\Users\ecascardi\Desktop\STATA\Orphans and Schooling\Replication";

This global variable defines where the directory sits on your computer. Note that several STATA routines may need to be installed for the programs to run properly.

2 Description of Individual Files

* �Orphans_Replication.do�
Main STATA .do file that uses the two data files to reproduce analysis as published in paper.
* �data_replication_24jan06_v1.dta�
STATA dataset that is used in analysis code to produce analysis as published in paper.
* �simulation-data_07jan06.dta�
STATA dataset that is merged with data-replication_24jan06.dta for noise simulation analysis.
* �orphans-log.txt�
Text file that captures commands and outputs of the STATA analysis file when run.
* �noise simulation output 11jan06.xls�
Output of noise simulation analysis for reference.

